Synonyms of off-the-racknext
: ready-made sense 1
off-the-rack suits

Examples of off-the-rack in a Sentence

the fashionistas were aghast that the actress would wear an off-the-rack dress to the Oscars
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In recent years, Abercrombie jeans have become a sort of phenomenon, thanks to a rebrand and refocus on creating the best-fitting off-the-rack jeans. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026 How much significance can an off-the-rack coral maternity dress hold? Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 June 2026 But what's really cool is that these are not just standard off-the-rack clubs that the folks at McLaren slapped their logo onto. Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 That punch and pop is missing this time around, bespoke comedy replaced here with strictly off-the-rack endeavors. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-the-rack

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-the-rack was in 1964

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“Off-the-rack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-rack. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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